ARSCC 9: Rededication & Renewal: The Two Mayors Meet Outgoing Israel Consul General in Atlanta Opher Aviran hoped for a legacy that included a trade mission to Israel led by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, and also benefitted the sister city partnership. If based on the...
Blueprint for Establishing Sandy Springs Sister Cities Commission & Program
Dr. Arnold Heller www.arnoldheller.org arnoldheller@comcast.net, arnoldheller@arnoldheller.org Proposal: Establish Sandy Springs Sister Cities Commission (SSSCC) and Program Introduction Today’s connected world influences even smaller cities such as...
ARSCC 8: We Have Done Our Best Under the Circumstances
Starting up a sister city program should not be taken lightly – to make it work is a big undertaking that takes a decade or two to institutionalize. And then some still fail. So when a person asks a city to twin with another in a foreign country, that is a huge...
ARSCC 7: Two Strengths – Education & Economic Development
My original assessment of perceived strengths of the relationship were education and economic development as two prime areas for success. At the outset, I would have predicted that education would have been the ARSCC’s core area, Economic Development would have...
ARSCC 6: Two Objectives: 1- Building on the Momentum of a Great Start, Expand Economic Development & Cooperation
The ARSCC has experienced an identity problem since inception and the media has been inconsistent in covering us. The Atlanta Jewish Times (AJT), the main news source for information about the Atlanta Jewish community, has ranged from terrific attention to neglect....
ARSCC 5: Acting on Mission, Goal, and Strategic Plan to Become a Model Sister City Committee
The new sister city committee generated a lot of enthusiasm for the idea / concept and that had to be applied in a constructive and focused manner. The new committee established outreach programs to work with community organizations, leadership groups, synagogues and...
ARSCC 4: Two Mayors Make it Official at SCI Conference July 25 – 28, 2001
ARSCC 4: Two Mayors Make it Official at SCI Convention July 25 - 28, 2001 The second signing ceremony was scheduled as a centerpiece of the Atlanta Sister Cities Commission’s hosting of the 2001 Sister Cities International Convention. The two mayors were to sign the...
ARSCC 3: Signing Ceremony #1 – Ra’anana Welcomes the Mayoral Delegation from Atlanta May 11 – 17, 2001
ARSCC 3: Signing Ceremony #1 – Ra’anana Welcomes the Mayoral Delegation from Atlanta May 11 – 17, 2001 Pressing city business prevented Mayor Bill Campbell from leading the twinning delegation – Councilwoman Cleta Winslow, a strong supporter of sister cities,...
ARSCC 2: From Idea to Process – Ferrying Creation of a New Sister City Committee to Official Status
From Idea to Process: Ferrying Creation of a New Sister City Committee to Official Status Building on the Ostrovsky – North Atlanta exchange to expand city to city / people to people connection: Given the success of the Ovstrovsky – North Atlanta student exchange, and...
ARSCC History 1: North Atlanta – Ostrovsky H. S. Exchange Births Atlanta – Ra’anana Sister City Twinning Initiative
As the International Business Program (IBP) expansion marched across the Caribbean from Jamaica to Trinidad to the Dominican Republic, and south to Brazil and Nicaragua, and across Europe from England to Estonia, Latvia and Germany, I wondered; “Isn’t it about time...
Five Step Plan of Implementation
Five Step Implementation Process for Establishing & Developing Sister Cities Commissions, Programs and Committees Introduction Today’s connected world influences even smaller cities to compete in the global economy through pursuit of international commerce and...
Sister Cities Development: Ways, Means, Tools
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